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11/18/2009- Race to the Top Regulations Released; NAGC Report Finds Gifted Education Varies Among States; Ninth Circuit Clarifies Section 504 and the ADA's Anti-Retaliation Provisions; Michelle Obama Meets with Denver High School Students

11/11/2009- NCES Releases Graduation Rate Numbers; President Obama Discusses Race to the Top; CEC Sends FY 2011 Appropriation Recommendations to the White House and Dept of Ed; CEC Wants to Know How You Are Using Technology!

11/04/2009- Congress Funds Government Through December: IDEA Full Funding Bills Need Your Support!; Secretary Duncan Urges Transparency in State 616 Determinations; Reports Indicate Economic Stimulus Positively Affected 325,000 Education Jobs

10/30/2009- Introducing Your NEW and Improved Policy Insider!; IDEA Full Funding Bills Need Your Support!; Obama Signs Historic Federal Hate Crimes Legislation Protecting People with Disabilities; Secretary Arne Duncan: Colleges of Education Must Improve Teaching Pro

10/23/2009- U.S. Department of Education Releases Investing in Innovation (i3) Grant Proposal; Supreme Court Begins New Term; National Council on Disability To Hold Meeting; New Source for Disability Statistics Now Available

10/16/2009- NAEP Scores Released: Some Students with Disabilities Excluded; Gallup Poll on Public's Opinion Toward Education Released; New Report Provides Recommendations for Data Driven Decision-Making; Students: How Are You Taking Responsibility for Your Education

10/09/2009- Helen Keller Statue Unveiled at U.S. Capitol;CEC Urges Congress to Increase Funding for Demonstration Projects; President Obama: Federal Agencies To Increase Employment of People with Disabilities; Senate Confirms OSERS Assistant Secretary; Students Honor

10/02/2009- CEC President Attends Committee for Education Funding Gala and Celebrates CEF's 40th Anniversary; Senate Committee Confirms OSERS Assistant Secretary; CEC Seeks Feedback on Office of Civil Rights Data Collection Requirements; Topics Include Restraints and

09/25/2009- House Passes Early Learning Challenge Fund Potentially Infusing Billions into Early Education; Secretary of Education Issues Call to Action to Reform NCLB; CEC Seeks Reviewers to Nominate for U.S. Department of Education Race to the Top Panel; Unite to Pr

09/18/2009- CEC Applauds IDEA Full Funding Bill Reintroduced in House; CEC Formally Adopts New Policy on Physical Restraint and Seclusion; CEC Participates in Summit on UDL, Inclusion; Federal Grant Available to Train Paraprofessionals to Work with Children with Dis

09/11/2009- CEC Commemorates Anniversary of 9/11; IDEA Full Funding Bill Reintroduced; Disability Advocate to Become Next Chairman of Senate Health, Education Committee; CEC Comments on Proposed Race to the Top Application; Update on the American Recovery and Reinve

09/04/2009- Back to School Edition!; Department of Education Urges Schools and Parents to Prepare for H1N1; President Obama to Address Schoolchildren; U.S. Department of Education Secretary to Host "Back to School" Town Hall Meeting; CEC Wishes you a Successful Schoo

08/28/2009- CEC Mourns the Passing of Senator Edward Kennedy; U.S. Department of Education Should Coordinate More to Help General Educators Address Special Education Needs; Students with Disabilities Face Corporeal Punishment at Higher Rates; U.S. Department of Educa

08/21/2009- U.S. Dept of Education Proposes to Raise Caps for Administrative Costs Required by IDEA; Two States Deemed "Highly Competitive" for the Race to the Top Fund Awards; OSERS Now Accepting Applications for a Technology and Media Services Award

08/07/2009- Secretary Duncan Requests State Policies on Restraint and Seclusion; Senate Fails to Pass Education Budget Before Recess; Sotomayor Confirmed; Update on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; U.S. Department of Education Appoints Key Individuals

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